Hurricane Florence Hit Special Areas To Me

The last two weeks have been hard on me to the extent that this hurricane/storm hit a part of the United states that is very special to me.

That would be the North Carolina coastal area ab well as into South Carolina.

Plus, I have relatives living there still, including cousins, nephews, nieces and my brother.  Goldsboro was hard hit and that is where my brother and I were born and we spent many times at both grandparents homes (in Goldsboro and Mt. Olive, N.C.) and then my parents bought my mom's house and lived in it until their deaths.

Plus, my mom had a condo on the second row of Topsail Beach, North Carolina.  In addition, Carolina Beach was the vacation spot we went to for so many years as we grew up.  (Mom's parents even owned a cottage on the ocean there until Hurricane Hazel came through in 1954.)

And, Liz and I used to spend a lot of vacations in Myrtle Beach South Carolina.

I tell you, that storm really hit home.

--RoadDog

A Pretty Good Vacation Thirty Years Ago-- Part 2

Went jogging in the morning.  Cousin Graham called to say the Civil War man could see us before 3 PM, so Dad drove me to Graham's Western Auto store in Warsaw, NC, and we followed him out to the man's place, which was fortunate because it was way out in the woods, so to speak.

I'll write about this meeting in my Saw the Elephant blog.  His name was Claude Moore.

After meeting with him, Dad drove back to his hometown, Mt. Olive, and we had barbecue "at a place on main street called Cannon's.  Their 'que was almost as good as Wilber's and Dad said the place, which was pretty much barren of any decor, had not changed since he was a boy.  Two of the waitresses came over and asked if he was Buster which is quite something considering he hasn't lived there for 30 years.

Next stop was Aunt Ada's.  We caught her by surprise.  Her place is picture perfect, nothing out of place.  She had pictures of her father and mother and her mother's mother and father which we had copied at the Mt. Olive copy place..  We went by Aunt Doll's place, but she wasn't home.

Ebie and NorNor's place (my father's parents) looks the best I've ever seen from the outside.  Uncle Delbert is recovering from the accident which claimed his mother-in-law's life.  They finally caught the guy who did it; he left the scene and he was a migrant worker, not speaking English or having insurance.  He needs to go to jail for a long time."

Now that my dad is no longer with us, I sure would like to go for a drive with him again.  But this brings back the memories of that day.

Sure Bringing Back the Memories.